Tony Delogne - 8:56. WOW! Pretty incredible bike ride on that course for an AG!
He had to hurry…the reps from the AARP were right behind him on the bike course…
It was his first Ironman. He now holds the third fastest bike split recorded at IMLP 4:44:41, behind only Steve Larsen and Thomas Helriegle.
Old guys rule! 6 of the top 12 were over 40 years old.
Sue! I have been thinking good thoughts for you up here…
Megan Quinty has been here in Clermont this last week…very cool person! Good to see Joe back out there and better to see the fastest IM racer today cross the tape first. Nice try Newby! She didnt know she was live rambling about the “administrative decision” that needed to be made on ironmanlive? Did anyone else catch that?
I know Delogne WAS a pro. He was 4th at Timberman last year (just beating out our very own Sergio Marques). I think he might’ve bested Lovato on the bike. He won Mooseman this year, again with a punishing bike split. Second time around, I was in 2nd and some guy said “he’s about 10 minutes ahead of you” and I thought I was going pretty well… He’s a little guy too. Got some engine… He may still hold a USAT pro card, and just elected to do LP because I know he isn’t racing to pay the bills and figured he’d be able to win and that would give him good exposure. I think he is one of the heads of FastSplits multisport. I know he races for them… So saying he is an AG is almost like saying “wow, some AG’er named Scott Molina did really well at IMAZ this year.” (I did say ALMOST, so no need to remind me that Scott Molina is a whole different class of athlete.)
oh about fast bike course…I talked with Olaf who went to check Roth this year…he raced there 7 times, 7 times top 10 and he said the course has been shortened on both the bike and the run, making it about 10’ faster than before, compared to previous years, that is before the 2004 race.
That is absolutely fantastic. I know of Tony through some local training TTs in Mass., I’ve been passed by him a few times, and I can assure you it’s a humbling experience. From chatting with him I knew he was going to IMLP, I was hoping he’d do well but that he would win was a pleasant surprise. If I heard him right, this wasn’t his first IM tri, but it is the first IM that he has finished.
He started right before me in a TT a couple of weeks ago, I joked about using him as my rabbit and seeing how long it would take me to catch him, a joke is right, he beat me by well over 2 minutes over a mere 7.7 miles. (I do have an excuse, I’m over 50, not that 20 years ago I would have been anywhere near as fast as him.)
I hope he goes to Kona, it would be very cool to see how he does against the top pros!
Support Crew…and special congrats to the man himself Joe Boness. The guy is a class act. I am glad to see that his heart issue was relatively temporary and he is back in fine form. I got to talk to him before, during (of course he was going the other way) and after the race.
Me, I had a nice race on the Joe Boness Lite program (2 half Ironmans and an Ironman spread over 4 weeks).
As usual, got hammered during the swim in 63 min (I was hoping for closer to 1 hour), I had was having a great bike holding back on all the climbs for around 110K and then my stomach bloated out the size of the Michelin man. Anyway for the last 70K of the bike and first 10K of the run, I had to totally cut back on my pace and allow my stomach to settle, rather than push thru. Then just after the first run turnaround, my stomach went back to normal and I went on one coke and a salt tab for one station and a gel and a coke at the other station and I was going good running around 8 min miles. Around mile 18 the wheels started coming off a bit (duh…of course, it happens to everyone), so I just had to hunker down and continue putting one foot in front of another (walking is 2.5 miles per hour, shuffling is 6 miles per hour). With 4 miles to go near the ski jumps, I got a second wind and managed to do the final few miles at sub 8 min miles. I had a royal battle going with my good friend and training partner Chris Macknie. Chris won the 40-44 age group at Tupper Lake, so he really put som motivation for me to haul ass. In the end, Chris used his sub 2:50 marathon speed to outkick me.
All in all a great day. My last race at LP was 12:30, ended in the medical tent with 4 IV and some serious health issues, which I have largely overcome over the past 2 years. Yesterday, was 10:33, 26th in the 35-39 age group, a PB on this course and most importantly, a PB run of 3:44 (OK, so it was only a PB by a minute). What was interesting, is that I only did two 2 hour runs over the past 3 months. Aside from that lots of biking. I guess, I was able to tap into some of the run base that I laid down this past winter training for the Boston Marathon.
Now, I have to decide if I want come next year, or try and qualify/get into IMC for 2006. I have to decide quickly, cause this LP race will sell out by the end of the day.
Dev
Tony is definitely not pro… we’re on the same team. He’s amateur. Last year at Timberman many amateur elites race in the first “elite” wave…you don’t need a pro card to race in the elite wave…
Spinney
Team FASTSPLITS
I had a royal battle going with my good friend and training partner Chris Macknie. Chris won the 40-44 age group at Tupper Lake, so he really put som motivation for me to haul ass. In the end, Chris used his sub 2:50 marathon speed to outkick me.
Congratulation Dev. When I saw that Chris was 4 seconds before you I imagined a sprint finish between you. His 3:28 marathon is impressive.
Felix
Dev,
Congratulations!
Just wanted to share that I, too, had a pretty good run at a recent IM after doing the Boston Marathon and not much running since then. I think my longest run after April was 1:45. Maybe we’re onto something here.
Again, well done.
Dev- Congrats on an awesome day!! You looked great on those last 4 miles of the run…I thought for a minute that I might be able to catch up and run with you, but you took off! I had similar stomach issues on the run and my 10:20 unfortunately turned into a 10:41, but still a PR nonetheless. Hope to see you at the awards this morning and signing up for next year!!
Not for long.